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The Ancient Highway: A Novel of High Hearts and Open Roads
Paperback
Mystery & ThrillerGeneral FictionLiterary Fiction
ISBN13: 9781025277059
Publisher: Tradd Street Press
Published: Feb 14 2026
Pages: 396
Weight: 1.22
Height: 0.81 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
The narrative explores the clash between industrial progress and the preservation of the natural world, a recurring theme in Curwood's work. As the characters navigate the physical and moral terrain of the deep woods, they encounter both the beauty of the untamed forest and the complexities of human ambition. With its evocative descriptions of the ancient highway of the rivers and trails, this novel remains a classic of early 20th-century outdoor fiction. Readers will find themselves transported to a time and place where the bond between man and nature is tested, and where the promise of a new beginning lies just beyond the next horizon.
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